Pump



June 10, 1941;. E, E -nL-r ETAL 2,244,860

PUMP V l Filed June 50, 1939 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 June 10, 1941. E E T|LT ETAL 2,244,860

PUMP

Filed June 30, 1939 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented June l0, 1941 UNITED ls'rATi-:s PATENT oFFic rom alivia s. 'rin sus assisi n. passendem, Jr., st. mais, no.

application :une salsas, serial No. sans:

(ci. st-m y This invention relates to shoes or pumps.

An object of the invention is toprovide a pump which has a throat comfortable to the wearer and yet one which can be produced eco' nomically by steps departing as little as possible from conventional methods.

A further object of the invention is to provide means for insuring comfort at the throat' of a pump which will accommodate .themselves -to different commercial methods and materials.

The vamp lining 2 and the quarter lining 3 have been united by seams i to produce a complete lining; The parts have been placed in juxtaposition but both wrong side out for the reasons to be explained later.

The doubler l is attached to the flesh side of the leather by adhesive throughout its extent and edges l on the vamp are sklved, turned over and cemented down on the doubler. A binding strip or tape is often used to finish the edge of the vamp in piace of the turned edge portion O as specifically illustrated.

The grain or finish side of the vamp and the grainv or finish side of thelining are placed face to face, reverse from that in which they will be in the finished shoe. While the parts are in, this order and position and as shown in Figs. 2 and 3 a line of stitching 1 is placed around the throat uniting the upper i and the quarter lining 3.

After the seam 1 has been stitched the upper is turned, reversing the relationship of the vamp Other and specific objects will be apparentfrom the following detail description'taken in connection with the accompanying drawings.

Fig. l is a perspective view of a shoe embodying this invention; v

Fig.2isaplan viewofashoe upperinprocessv of preparation and showing an initial step of this invention;

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2, showing a side opposite to that of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a view of a closed shoe upper showing .a subsequent stage in the preparation of the upthat the invention is not restricted to the uteof any particular materials, and the statements here as to materials are for the purpose of better explaining the invention, and for that reason alone there is given specifically a list o! materials which are commonly used. 'Ihe vamp l is usually of leather and commonly of patent leather; `the vamp lining 2 is of fabric; the quarter lining I is commonly of kid; and the doubler I is usually of fabric.

As shown in Figs. 2 and 3 the several enumerated parts of the upper have been cut to pattern.

.a doubler I. It will be understood, of course.

having the doubler I secured to it as one part and the linings 1 and l as another part. The upper may then be closedat the heel. although this operation may be done before the stitching 1 is rim. After the upper has been turned a line of stitches I is made entirely around the opening of the shoe except that portion which has already been secured by the line of stitches 1. the stitches 'i and! being complementary and together uniting the vamp and lining about the edge of the shoe opening.

AsshowninFlgs.2,3and4thellningiscut so as to leave marginal portions I, these portions being used for the attachment of a strap or saddle Il to engage a last and to assist in properly lasting the shoe; After the shoe is removed 'from the last it is finished by trimming the lining I around the edge of the opening to trim away the' extended portion l.

.The seam I rims along attaching tabs or strips il and I! integral-respectively with the vamp I and the lining I at their throats, each tab being denned by slits at the ends thereof extending inwardly from the marginal edges. That is, in the vamp I slits-la separate the attaching tab II from the side edge portions l described abovel and in the lining,'side marginal portions l are separated from the attaching .tab i2 by slits la. Then when the vamp and lining are turned, these attaching tabs ll and I2 fold inwardly and are covered by the vamp and lining. Rearwardly of the tabs the outer material. or vamp has a smooth edge due to the infolding of strip l, while the edge of the lining after trimming is raw. as seen in Fis. 6. l

It may now be understood `that the novel method of seam'ing the throat and turning 'the upper produces a smooth portion at the throat of a pump which will be easy on the foot by eliminating the usually open hard seam at this point where considerable pressure is present when the shoe is worn. At the same time, aside from the novel steps of forming and seaming the throat and then turning the upper, conventional methods of manufacture are retained, providing economy and emciency in the manufacture, with the usual seam around the major portion of the shoe opening to give the usual finish.

It will be understood that since several conventional steps in shoe manufacturing are described as such, various changes may be made in them in combination with the novel features disclosed, within the scope ot the appended claims, without departing from the spirit of this invention.

We claim:

l. In a pump, an upper including a vamp and a lining, attaching tabs integral respectively with the vamp and lining and inturned adjacent eachother between the vamp and lining, a seam uniting said tabs and covered by the vamp and lining, and an exposed seam through the vamp and lining about the opening of the upper rearwardly oi the tabs completing the attachment of the vamp and lining about .the opening.

2. In a pump, an upper including a vamp and a lining, attaching tabs integral respectively with the vamp and lining and inturned adjacent'each other between the vamp and lining, a seam uniting said tabs and covered by the vamp and lining, a strip integral with lthe vamp along the opening of -the upper rearwardly oi the tabs inturned between the vamp and lining, and an exposed seam through the vamp, said strip and lining rearwardly of the tabs completing the attachment of the vamp and lining about the opening. the edge of the lining adjacent the last mentioned seam being raw.

EDWIN E. TILT. Marinas H. BAUDENDIS'I'EL. JL 

